Roller mounting for autographic registers



May 11 1926. 1,584,578

- T. w WIDENMANN ET AL ROLLER MOUNTING FOR AUTOGRAPHIQREGISTERS Filed Julyfi, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. 752-00019: M Mos/wow M/wcua A. fines/s BY A TTORNE Y.

May 11 1926. 1,584,578 T. w. WlDENMANN ET AL ROLLER MOUNTING FOR AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTERS Filed July 6. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i [J INVENTOR. 1/ I g 3 fl/zaoaee' MMM mv' 47 /7 2? BY Mateo: 1f? flame/s ATTORNEY.

Patented May 11, 1926.,

pairs STATS THEODORE W. WIDENMANN AND MARCUS B. HARRIS, F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A

SIGNORS T0 PRINTING REGISTER 00.,

OF MICHIGAN.

6F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION ROLLER IVIO'UNTIIN'G FOR AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTERS.

Appfication filed July 6, 1925.

" up out of the way is held in the position placed and may be easily turned down again to the operative position, a tension being placed on the roller to move it into contact with the paper strip and type roll when in the operative position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a roll supporting mechanism which may be first turned to relieve the tension on the roll after which the roll may he turned up onto the supporting mechanism in order to allow free access to the paper strip and roll.

These objects and the several novel features of the invention are hereinafte more fully described and claimed and the pre-v autographic register embodying my invent1on.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is a view showing the roller in the raised position.

Fig. 1 is a similar view showing the roller being moved to the set position.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section taken on line 5 of Fig. 1.

As shown in Fig. 1 a base 1 is provided for the autographic register and a horizontal bracket 2 is adapted to be supported on the base 1. Another horizontal bracket 3 i a pted t b p t d has the be? Serial No. 41,542.

1 and is provided with a depending end forming a bearing for the. type roller The roller 5 is provided with a type face and an inking roller 6 is rotatably mounted in the bracket 7 and is provided with a spring 8 for holding the ink rollers in contact with the type roller. A stud shaft 9 is secured in the horizontal bracket 2 and a paper roll 10 is rotatably mounted on the stud shaft 9. The member 11 is a paper roll tension device described in a separate application and adapted to place a slight tension on the paper roll 10 to prevent the paper roll 10 from freely rotating on the stud shaft 9. The bracket 3 is provided with a notch 12 in which the shaft 13 of a roller 14 extends there being a bracket 3 and notch 12 at each end of the shaft 13. As shown in Fig. 3 the shaft 13 is rotatably mounted in a block 15 which is slidable in the slot 16 in the member 17 and the member 17 is provided with a bracket 18 carrying an adjusting screw 19 to adjust the tension of the spring 20' for forcing the block 15 toward the outer end of the slot 16. There is a member 17 at each end of the roller 14: and these members 17 are connected by a bar 21. Each member 17 is pivotally mounted at 22 on a member and the two members 23 are rotatably mounted on a shaft 2 1 the ends of which terminate within the brackets 3. As shown in Fig. 5 a bracket 25 is secured to the bracket 3 and a bearing block 26 is provided with a threaded shaft 27 extending through the member 25 and secured in the member 25 by the lock nuts 28. By this arrangement-the position of the shaft 24: may be varied by loosening and tightening the lock nuts 28. The member 23 is provided as shown in Fig. 3, with an arcuate slot 29 through which a screw 30 extends and this screw 30 is adj 11stable in the slot 31 in the member 3. The member 23 may be turned on the shaft 24 as an axis unitl the screw 30 engages in the end of the slot 29 and the member 23 is provided with an arm 32 having an inwardly extending 53 against which the Ill) Iitl

member 17 is adapted to rest when turned to the raised position shown in Fig. To move the roller 14- into contact with the type roller 5 the members 17 are turned on the pivot 22 from the position shown in Fig. I to that shown in Fig 4 until the ends or the shaft 12) rest on the edges 34- ot' the slots 12 in the two brackets 3 provided on opposite sides of the machine. it this time by turning the ends 32 of the members 23 downwardly the pivotal points 22 for the members 17 are moved forward so that. the ends of the shaft 13 move into the slots 12 in the members 3 and the rolle 1 is moved into contact with the type roll As the members 23 are turned downwardly as will be understood from Fig. 1 the pivotal point is moved below a line drawn from the center of the shaft 13 to the center of the shaft 24 and downward movement of the pivotal point 22 is stopped at this time by the ends of the slots Q engaging th limit screws 30. When the mechanism has been moved to the position shown in Fig. l the tension of the spring 90 tends to hold the parts in position and the spring 20 also allows the shaft 13 to move back 1ongitudinally of the member 17 so that the spring 20 maintainsa pressure on the roll 14: and holds it in engagementwith the type roll. The type roll 5 shown in Fig. 1 rotates in a counter clockwise direction and is inked by the ink roller 6 before printing the paper strip. In order to thread 't io paper through the machine the arms 32 of the members 23 are raised to the position shown in Fig. i to bring the pivot points 22 above a line between the centers of the shafts 13 and 2t and the members 17 are then turned upwardly on the pivots 22 until they engage the pins 33 at which time the members 23 swing back until the pins 30 engage in the ends of the slots 29 as shown in Fig. 3. fit this time there is considerable clearance be tween the shaf Ql and the type roll 5 and the strip -from the paper roll may be easily brought up over the roll 5 at which time by moving the mechanism back to the position shown in Fig. l the paper strip is held in contact with the type roll 5 and rotation of the type roll prints and teeds the paper strip. 3y adjustment of the set screws 19 the tension or". the springs may be varied and by means ot the slots 16 the shaft 13 may 3e supported between the ends of the slots when the roller 1% is in contact with and type roll. By means of the screw 27 and the lock nuts 28 the shaft 2s; may be moved toward or away from the type roll so that the shaft 13 will be supported between the ends of the slot 16. The screw 30 may be adjusted in position in the slot 3- 'so that the/limited throw of the members 23111513 be varied to correspond with the different positions of'the shaft 24.

From the foregoing description it becomes evident that the device is very simple and eiiicient in operation, will not easily get out of order. is adjustable to vary the tension of the pressure rolls, is removable for loading the machine, and provides a device which accomplishes the objects described.

Having thus fully described our invention. its utility and mode of operation what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1. Si roller mounting for autographic registers comprising a pair of side frame members, a bracket on each side frame memher. a bolt adjustably supported in each bracket, a shaft rotatably supported by the bolts, a member pivotally mounted on each end of the shaft, means-on the frame members limiting turning of the pivoted members on the shaft, a roller sup iorting membcr pivot ally mounted on each pivoted mear bar, a roller shalt yieldablv supported in the ends of the supporting member. means limiting turning movement of the supporting members on the pivoted members. a yoke connecting the two supporting;- members and guide means on the frame members adapted to be engaged by the. roller shaft when in the operative position.

A roller mouutine for autographir registers comprising a pair of side frame members, a bracketon each side 'frame member, a bolt adjustably supported in each bracket, a shaft rotatably supported by the bolts a member pivotally mounted on each end or the shaft a roller supporting member pivotally mounted on each pivoted member ea:h provided with a slot in the end oppo 'ite the pivot. a roller shaft rotatably sup- )orted in the said slots and slidable therein. a. spring on each supporting member adapted to move he roller shaft toward the end of the slot means for adjusting the tension oi the said springs. and guide: means on the frame members adapted to be engaged by the extreme ends of the roller shaft.

3. A rolle. mounting: for autographic registers comprising a pair of side frame members. a shaft adjustably supported on the side frame members, a member pivotally mounted on each end oi the shaft. means limiting turningof the said members on the shaft. a roller supporting member pivoted on each of the pivoted members. each roller supporting member being provided with a slot in the end opposite the pivot. a roller shaft slidably mounted in the said slots and yieldable means tending to force the roller shaft toward the end of the slots in the roller supporting members. each frame member being provided with a slot through which the extreme end of the roller shaft extends when in the operative position.

4-. A roller mounting for autographic registers comprising a pair of side frame members, a member pivotally supported from each side frame member, means limiting turning of the said members on their pivots, a roller shaft, a pair of members supporting the roller shaft, the roller shaft being; movable longitudinally of the supoortin members the su aortin members being pivotally mounted on the aforesaid pivoted members, means limiting turning of the supporting members on the pivoted 10 members, and guide means on the frame members for the roller shaft.

In testimony whereof We sign this specification- THEODORE W. WIDENMANN. MARCUS R. HARRIS. 

